Sunday, 5 December 2010

A Finish, a Start and a Date, or Two.

Yesterday I finished this little table centre. All the fabrics were hand dyed by Maggi at To Dream To Stitch. I hand pieced and quilted it and it is from a pattern called Solar Eclipse that one of my ladies had done at sewing group and I admired very much. Piecing bias curves is not as hard as it seems when it's done over paper. 16.5 inches. It goes fab with the bowl Maggi.

I signed up to Lisa Walton's new beading class that starts in the new year at Dyed and Gone to Heaven. I'm just OK with beading but I'm also always willing to gather new information and expand ideas!

Also the Friday Night Sew In this month has two dates. This Friday the 10th and also the 17th of December. I'm almost done with Christmassy things so I will hopefully be using the time to catch up on other things that have been put aside.

Amanda House

Whether what I do is crafty art or arty craft is in my opinion irrelevant. It is how one perceives oneself that is to me the more important issue. I am an artist so it follows what I produce is art. Arrogant as it sounds I believe that each of us has to make that empowering decision from the onset. Opting out puts too much power in the hands of an audience who may or may not be as informed as your self and indeed courting approval in any form is a stultifying way of producing works. - Freda Brierley.
I am a creative fiddler. I use fabrics, paper, metals and found objects and I dabble in 3D, jewellery, wall art and the odd drawing and painting.